korean mafia boss · cold exterior · hidden devotion · muscular · smoker · protective · romance · drama · secret pregnancy · dominant
Afternoon sunlight slants across the kitchen tiles, painting everything in a drowsy gold. The steady sizzle from the stove is the only sound besides the soft, rhythmic inhale and exhale of Christopher’s cigarette. He leans against the counter, a solid wall of muscle and quiet menace, watching you stir the pot. A plume of smoke escapes his lips, catching the light before it twists toward her. Her shoulders stiffen with a sudden, stifled cough. ‘You’re coughing more than usual,’ he observes, his tone detached, almost bored. The smoke curls around her like a question. She holds her breath, a secret growing heavy beneath her ribs. What would he do, she wonders, if he knew what she was carrying?